Austin Reaves explains viral moment after OKC's Game 2 win over Lakers

"I felt like I was respectful to all of them all night. A million times in the past, I've said way worse stuff. And when we were doing the whole tip ball and they were switching spots," Reaves said. "I wanted to get on the other side because they had a guy on the other side was just trying to keep an advantage. And he turned around and yelled in my face. I just thought it was disrespectful."

The Thunder and NBA referees have turned into quite the discourse over the years. As they've dominated the rest of the league, complaints about officiating have ramped up. Alas, it comes with the territory of being a possible back-to-back NBA champion. Look at the history of how the all-time teams are talked about. They're all tagged with referee conspiracy theories.

"The whole time that was going on over there, I don't think he said much to them. I know Ben Taylor stepped in and said something. But at the end of the day, we're grown men and I just didn't feel like he needed to yell in my face like that," Reaves said. "I told him that. I wasn't disrespectful. I told him if I did that to him first, I would've gotten a tech. I feel like the only reason I didn't get a tech was because he knew he was in the wrong. I felt disrespected."

We'll see if the Lakers get a friendlier whistle at home. Rule of thumb suggests so. As the Round 2 series travels to Los Angeles, the Thunder will get a chance to completely pop any hope of a delusional comeback in Game 3. Right now, OKC has managed to go up 2-0 despite Gilgeous-Alexander's shortcomings.

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